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  • Fact Check: Chinese Officials Did NOT Say They're Trolling Trump With Obama Speeches As He 'Begs For Trade Deal' On Phone

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    Did Chinese officials say that President Donald Trump had been calling them regularly in order to "beg for a trade deal", but they had been putting him on hold and playing speeches by former President Barack Obama? No, that's not true: That rumor originated with an account that posts "comedy and satire." The Halfway Post regularly publishes content that others…

    • May 1, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Chinese Officials Did NOT Say They're Trolling Trump With Obama Speeches As He 'Begs For Trade Deal' On Phone Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: January 6 Insurrectionist Did NOT Accidentally Burn Down His House While Torching Daughter's Taylor Swift Merch -- Satire Post

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    Did a January 6 "insurrectionist" who had been pardoned by President Donald Trump accidentally burn down his own house during the Super Bowl after he lit a pile of his teen daughter's Taylor Swift shirts on fire? No, that's not true: This is a made-up story published by an account that describes itself as "Dada news. Halfway true comedy and…

    • Feb 12, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: January 6 Insurrectionist Did NOT Accidentally Burn Down His House While Torching Daughter's Taylor Swift Merch -- Satire Post Satire Post
  • Fact Check: ICE Did NOT Announce It Was Pausing Hotline Because of Bogus Elon Musk Reports -- Satire Post

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    Did ICE announce it was pausing a hotline to report undocumented immigrants because 90 percent of the calls were people reporting Elon Musk? No, that's not true: That claim originated on a satirical X account named "The Halfway Post." The ICE website still lists the number 1-866-DHS-2-ICE to "report suspicious activity," and it currently shows no statements or news releases…

    • Jan 30, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: ICE Did NOT Announce It Was Pausing Hotline Because of Bogus Elon Musk Reports -- Satire Post Satire
  • Fact Check: Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Say 'Democrats Would Have A Supermajority' If Others In Congress Resigned For Things Matt Gaetz Is Alleged To Have Done

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    Did Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly say that if members of Congress resigned over the same allegations leveled against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, "Democrats would have a supermajority"? No, that's not true: A satirical social media account made up that supposed quote. No credible news outlets have reported that Greene made that statement. The claim originated in a post (archived…

    • Nov 25, 2024
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Say 'Democrats Would Have A Supermajority' If Others In Congress Resigned For Things Matt Gaetz Is Alleged To Have Done Fake Quote
  • Fact Check: Iowa 'MAGA Fan' Did NOT Burn Down House Trying To Burn A Gay Pride Flag -- Satire Website

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    Did a "MAGA fan" from Iowa accidentally burn down their house while trying to burn a gay pride flag? No, that's not true: This is a fictional story that originated on "The Halfway Post," a satire website with a clear disclaimer included in the masthead. The claim is spreading as a screenshot of a social media post that does not…

    • Jun 17, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Iowa 'MAGA Fan' Did NOT Burn Down House Trying To Burn A Gay Pride Flag -- Satire Website Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Grindr Did NOT Threaten To 'Reveal Every Republican Legislator And Party Official Who Secretly Uses' The LGBTQ+ Dating App

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    Did the LGBTQ+-focused dating app Grindr threaten to "reveal every Republican legislator and party official who secretly uses" it, if "Florida doesn't stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws"? No, that's not true: The original wording for the allegation comes from the Twitter account of a satirical website. Grindr also told Lead Stories that it values the privacy of its users.…

    • Mar 27, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Grindr Did NOT Threaten To 'Reveal Every Republican Legislator And Party Official Who Secretly Uses' The LGBTQ+ Dating App Satire Website
  • Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Issue Statement Calling For 'MAGA Patriots' To Boycott Midterm Elections

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    Did Donald Trump issue a statement on his "Save America" letterhead that encouraged "all the Great MAGA Patriots" to boycott the midterm elections in November? No, that's not true: According to Trump's chief spokeswoman, that April 27, 2022, statement is fake. The fabricated statement appears to have originated from The Halfway Post, a Twitter account that describes itself as liberal…

    • Apr 29, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Issue Statement Calling For 'MAGA Patriots' To Boycott Midterm Elections Satire
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